CNBC launches revamped London studio

Business and financial news broadcaster CNBC has today started transmitting from its revamped studio facilities in London.

The 40% bigger studio holds space for ten cameras, seven more than before, enabling CNBC's anchors and journalists to present stories from a variety of locations.

Presenters will be able to access a range of visual tools, including a touch-screen display area and integrated digital media desk for interacting with viewers over the web.

Central to the studio is "one of the largest video walls in Europe", providing a home to the CNBC Globe, an animated map of the world giving a snapshot of the global markets.

New program Squawk Box launched the studio this morning at 6am, including an 'overnights indicator' showing how the asset classes have fared overnight.

John Casey, CNBC's vice president of international news & programming, said that the London studio will help the broadcaster deliver "the most essential business news to the most influential and affluent audience".

"We have created a state-of-the-art environment totally geared to enabling our journalists to tell compelling stories about business and the global economy in real-time," said Casey.

"In a world with so much information and data points, CNBC will continue to cut through the noise and deliver the most succinct and imperative analysis in a visually compelling way."

He added: "Our mantra is to provide essential news, information and analysis. The new studio allows us to do this even better. It enhances the way we articulate and display the key facts driving a story, whether that's economic data, geopolitical events, M&A activity or corporate news.

"We're incorporating viewer opinions, tracking websites and editorial comment on relevant subjects. We will also show our TV audience what the key digital discussions are, which will help us further analyse reactions to news events."

The London studio upgrade is the result of an 18-month redevelopment project for CNBC's international broadcast facilities, including a new studio at the Singapore Stock Exchange and an upgrade to its main studio in the United States.